John Walker Motson OBE (born 10 July 1945, Manchester), sometimes known as Motty, is an English football commentator and writer.
The son of a Methodist minister, Motson was educated at Culford School, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
Motson's career began in the newspaper business as a reporter on the Barnet Press and the Sheffield Morning Telegraph, where he first covered football. It began to take off when the BBC hired him in 1968 as a sports pr...
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John Walker Motson OBE (born 10 July 1945, Manchester), sometimes known as Motty, is an English football commentator and writer.
The son of a Methodist minister, Motson was educated at Culford School, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
Motson's career began in the newspaper business as a reporter on the Barnet Press and the Sheffield Morning Telegraph, where he first covered football. It began to take off when the BBC hired him in 1968 as a sports presenter on Radio 2. Three years later, he replaced Kenneth Wolstenholme at Match of the Day. After initially having a small role on MOTD, Motson covered the famous FA cup fourth round replay between Hereford United and Newcastle United on 5 February 1972, which the BBC anticipated as a five minute segment following their two main games. Non-league Hereford won the match 2-1; it became the main featured game on the show and launched Motson's career.
Since 1979 Motson has commentated on all the major championships: World Cups, FA Cups, and...
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